{
  "id": 8044549,
  "title": "KCR declared himself landless in 2004 affidavit and KTR just one acre: Ponguleti",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/kcr-declared-himself-landless-in-2004-affidavit-and-ktr-just-one-acre",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T15:09:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/kcr-declared-himself-landless-in-2004-affidavit-ponguleti/article71476610.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy has raised questions about the land holdings of BRS president and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. In a social media post, Mr. Ponguleti pointed out that Rao declared in his 2004 Lok Sabha election affidavit that he owned no agricultural or non-agricultural land. The affidavit, available on the Association for Democratic Reforms' MyNeta platform, confirms this, listing \"Nil\" against both categories of land for Rao. The post also mentioned that Rao listed a building in Banjara Hills worth ₹70 lakh as his immovable asset. Ponguleti noted that despite this, there have been allegations of significant land acquisitions by Rao and his family, particularly during the Telangana movement and the subsequent 10 years of BRS rule. He questioned the legitimacy of these land acquisitions and sought an explanation from the BRS leadership. Ponguleti also challenged KT Rama Rao's recent claim that Rao's family had owned hundreds of acres since 1954, asking if this aligned with Rao's own declarations in his election affidavits.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "KCR declared himself landless in 2004 affidavit.",
    "KTR claimed Rao's family owned hundreds of acres since 1954.",
    "Ponguleti questions legitimacy of land acquisitions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}